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Ancient coin discovered in Israel

by The Web on August 14, 2010

in Ancient Coins, Rare Coins

A rare gold coin dating back 2,200 years was discovered by a combined university research team in Israel, a top Israeli antiquities official said Thursday.

Dr. Donald T. Ariel, head of the Coin Department of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), said the coin ranked in the top five of the rarest finds in that country's history.

"Intrinsically, for coin research, it's a very exciting find," Ariel told CNN. "This is an amazing numismatic find. The coin is beautiful and in excellent preservation. It is the heaviest gold coin with the highest contemporary value of any coin ever found in an excavation in Israel."

Full Article: Rare 2,200-year-old gold coin found in Israel - CNN

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Rand Refinery Ltd., the world’s largest gold-smelting facility, raised production of Krugerrand coins to a 25-year high as Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis boosted investor demand for bullion.

Output last week jumped 50 percent to 30,000 ounces of blank coins for minting by SA Mint, Debra Thomson, Rand Refinery’s treasurer, said by telephone from Johannesburg today. That was the highest weekly production ...

Full Article: Krugerrand Output Jumps to 25-Year High on European Debt Crisis - Bloomberg

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They were parachuted in during the Second World War to fund local resistance to the Germans and now, with a population mired deep in another — if very different — crisis, British gold sovereigns once again are the foreign currency of choice in Greece.

Once again, too, they are offering a tangible sense of security amid turbulent uncertainty. In the 1940s, as the only reliable currency available, much of it was hoarded in trunks, under floorboards and buried in gardens ...

Full Article: Greeks give new meaning to idea of sovereign wealth - Times Online

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€40,000 for a gold coin

by The Web on June 3, 2010

in Coin Auctions, World Coins

German auction house Teutoburger-Muenzauktion held an auction last weekend (May 28-29) offering an enormous number of rare gold and silver coins. The coin dated to the Siege of Danzig which we focused on did well.

The double-struck coin's surface depicts two lions holding Danzig's sign on a ball ...

Full Article: €40,000 for a gold coin from two famous collections - Paul Fraser Collectibles

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Earlier this month, the Royal Canadian Mint marked spring’s arrival with a strong accent on nature in the launch of exciting new coins designed to appeal to the discerning collector and the budding coin enthusiast alike.Royal Canadian Mint's 2010 Spring Collection

A number of popular series continue in this latest release of 2010, notably: the 1/25 oz. pure gold coin honoring the RCMP; the Birds of Canada 25-cent coin series celebrating the colorful Goldfinch; and the 99.999% pure gold Canadian Floral Emblems series featuring Manitoba’s Prairie Crocus.

Here is a closer look at some unique attributes of each coin ...

Full Article: Canadian Spring Collector Coins - CoinNews

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A Winnipeg man has uncovered a cache of old currency stashed in the basement ceiling of his home during a renovation project.

Fred Murray bought a bungalow in the city's Elmwood neighbourhood last spring and recently decided to tackle a basement project...  When he encountered trouble feeding an electrical wire through the ceiling, he started to remove the panels ...

Full Article: Treasure trove found in Winnipeg ceiling - CBC News

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A collectible coin to commemorate the end of the Vietnam War 35 years ago today has been issued by New Zealand's only precious metal mint.

The coins will be sold around the world along with another collectors' item - an original "safe conduct pass" similar to those airdropped over North Vietnam to entice Viet Cong soldiers to surrender. New Zealand Mint ...

Full Article: Coin minted by NZ to mark end of Vietnam War - TVNZ

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Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce that on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, representatives of the Isle of Man Government and members of the Suzuki GB team, including the famous TT motorcyclist Bruce Anstey, visited the Mint to officially launch a 50 pence coin to commemorate 50 Years of Racing by Suzuki.50 Pence Suzuki Racing Commemorative Coin

The legal tender coin, issued on behalf of the Isle of Man — home of the annual TT races — is released not only to celebrate Suzuki’s 50 years of racing but also in time for the races themselves, which take place every year on the Island, this year starting on the 29th May.

The first coin was struck by Suzuki rider Bruce Anstey, a renowned road-racer who has won the TT seven times ...

Full Article: Isle of Man's Suzuki Racing Commemorative Coins - CoinNews

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Look for Modern Rare Coins in Argentina

by NumisMaster on April 29, 2010

in NumisMaster, World Coins

If you are looking for rare modern coins to collect you might want to look toward Argentina, a South American country where virtually all circulation coinage is rare.

The fact Argentina has a coinage shortage is not news in itself. This has been going on for years. The news is that, as the March 15 Christian Scientist Monitor newspaper reported from Argentina, "people here seem to agree that the situation is getting worse."

The March 16 The New Yorker magazine added ...

Full Article: Modern Coins Rare in Argentina - NumisMaster

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British Royal Mint 2010 Britannia Coins

April 26, 2010

Britannia once again majestically adorns a new collection of gold and silver coins released by the British Royal Mint within its 2010 Britannia Silver and Gold Collections.
These coins come in four different sizes including one ounce, one half ounce, one quarter ounce and one tenth ounce — with all of them featuring a new design [...]

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Gold Coins Investing Guide

April 26, 2010

Gold prices have steadily increased over 350% between 2001 and today. But the biggest and fastest moves are yet to come. The gold market is heating up. Investment demand is soaring while supplies are thinning out.
Meanwhile, the economic policies of the U.S. have systematically sent the American economy down a road of uncontrollable federal spending [...]

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Rupee’s composistion altered to stop coins being melted for scrap

April 16, 2010

A change in the metallic content of coins has shown excellent results in the fight against coin smuggling, which has been a scourge to small businesses for years, authorities at India’s central bank said yesterday.
The “vanishing” coins were first noticed in eastern India in 2007 when police reported that millions of coins made with …
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Norman coins found near Knaresborough ‘are treasure’

April 15, 2010

Rare 12th Century coins unearthed in North Yorkshire have been declared treasure by a coroner in Harrogate.
The silver coins were found on remote farmland near Knaresborough by amateur metal detector enthusiasts in 2008. Dating from the reign of Henry I, the haul of 178 coins is believed to be one of the biggest hoards …
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BNR to issue commemorative gold collector coin

April 12, 2010

On Monday, April 12, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a gold coin commemorating the 160th anniversary of the birth of poet Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), BNR reports in a press release.
The round-shaped gold coin, 35 mm in diameter, has a face value of RON 500, weighing 31.103 g. On [...]

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Macedonian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Coins near Ohrid

April 2, 2010

Around 20 coins with the image of the father of Alexander the Great, Philip II of Macedon, and “other ancient Macedonian rulers” were found by archaeologists during excavations along the road between the south-western Macedonian towns of Ohrid and Struga, national media reported today …
Full Article: Macedonian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Coins near Ohrid – BalkanTravellers.com

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